"took roughly four hours per performance to put the prosthetics on in the original London productions. On Broadway, it was cut to roughly three, and over the years has been reduced to 45 minutes. More than one Phantom has described make-up disasters onstage. Michael Crawford recounts a story where he pulled away from the kiss at the end only to see that ""[his] lower lip was now hanging off Sarah [Brightman]'s face!"". To cover the flub, he pulled her back for another kiss and ""took back the lips"" and kept that side of his head turned away from the audience."
"to watch online. Reelkandi was founded by Earl Carpenter, a West End theatre stage actor who played the lead role in ""The Phantom of the Opera"" and who in August 2014 featured in the Broadway version of ""Les Misérables"". Earl Carpenter Earl Carpenter (born 9 May 1970) is an English musical theatre actor, recognised chiefly for his work in London's West End. He is known for his performances as Javert in the stage musical ""Les Misérables"" and as the Phantom in the London production of ""The Phantom of the Opera"". He recently starred played the Phantom in the 25th Anniversary"
"was Gerald Wiley, the pseudonym used by Ronnie Barker as a comedy writer. The story was originally conceived as a TV special for Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe & Spike Milligan, to be produced by Peter Eton, their old Goon Show producer. Plans for the project were cancelled due to Peter Sellers' Hollywood commitments. The Phantom finally saw the light of day in an episode of ""Six Dates with Barker"", broadcast on 15 January 1971, with Alan Curtis playing the role of The Phantom. Despite some sources claiming that the voice providing the raspberry of the title was provided by Milligan,"
"at Her Majesty's Theatre in the West End. Michael Crawford, Peter Jöback, and Lovett are the only people to play the Phantom in London and on Broadway. Lovett's voice is the trademark for ""Good Morning America"", ""This Week with George Stephanopoulos"" and, for seventeen years, ""The David Letterman Show"", in addition to thousands of commercials and promotions for television and radio. His job requires a live recording studio whenever he travels: to that end, he maintains studios in the San Francisco Bay Area, Manhattan, Los Angeles and Carmel, New York, where he maintains his primary residence. He also is the"
"by the 1911 Gaston Leroux novel. He wrote the part of Christine for his then-wife, Sarah Brightman, who played the role in the original London and Broadway productions alongside Michael Crawford as the Phantom. The production was directed by Harold Prince, who had also earlier directed ""Evita."" Charles Hart wrote the lyrics for ""Phantom"" with some additional material provided by Richard Stilgoe, with whom Lloyd Webber co-wrote the book of the musical. It became a hit and is still running in both the West End and on Broadway; in January 2006 it overtook ""Cats"" as the longest-running musical on Broadway."
"End and Broadway stage, in popular shows such as ""Barnum"" and ""The Phantom of the Opera"". Ronnie Barker and Norman Wisdom were the BBC's first and second choices for the role of Frank. However the casting of Crawford proved effective, as many of Frank's mannerisms and turns of phrase were invented by the actor (some having been used previously by Crawford in the film Hello, Dolly!), and his stunt-performing and singing skills were used in the series. In addition to Frank and Betty, most episodes would introduce at least one other character (a doctor, a neighbour, an employer, etc.) who"
"changed... [The Phantom] would be a Quasimodo character, an Elephant Man. Don't all of us feel, despite outward imperfections, that deep inside we're good? And that is a character you cry for."" Yeston had completed much of ""Phantom"" and was in the process of raising money for a Broadway production when Andrew Lloyd Webber announced plans for his own musical version of the story. After Lloyd Webber's show became a smash hit in London in 1986, Yeston's version could not get funding for a Broadway production. However, in 1991, it premiered in a full-scale, top quality production at Houston's Theatre"
"again, originating the role of the Phantom in ""The Phantom of the Opera"" at the Sydmonton workshop. Wilkinson was offered the role for the show's debut on the West End, but instead chose to play Jean Valjean in ""Les Misérables"". The London production of ""Les Misérables"" opened in October 1985, and transferred to Broadway in March 1987. Originally, the American Actors' Equity Association refused to allow Wilkinson to play the part of Valjean in New York, due to its policy of hiring only American actors unless an actor outside America was an international star. At this, producer Cameron Mackintosh refused"
"John Doyle and also featured Bernadette Peters, Jeremy Jordan, and Cyrille Aimée. On May 12, 2014, Lewis assumed the role of the Phantom in ""The Phantom of the Opera"" in New York, making him the first African American to play the title role in the New York production and the third worldwide. He succeeded Hugh Panaro and joined fellow returning cast member Sierra Boggess, who returned as Christine on the same date. On February 7, 2015, Lewis ended his tenure as the Phantom with a performance at the Majestic Theatre. Coverage in ""Playbill"" credited him for his ""impressive Broadway resumé""."
"The Phantom (serial) The Phantom is a 1943 Columbia Pictures 15 chapter black-and-white cliffhanger superhero serial, produced by Rudolph C. Flothow, directed B. Reeves Eason, and starring Tom Tyler in the title role. It is based on Lee Falk's comic strip ""The Phantom"", first syndicated to newspapers in 1936 by King Features Syndicate. The serial also features Jeanne Bates as the Phantom's girlfriend Diana Palmer, and Ace the Wonder Dog as the Phantom's trusty German shepherd Devil (who is a wolf in the original comic strip). Professor Davidson plans an expedition to find the Lost City of Zoloz. The location"
"and Tony in ""West Side Story"" (Tartu, 2005). Leading roles in ""Chess"", ""Rent"" and ""Hair"" were to follow in Estonia and Germany. In Endla Theatre in Pärnu, he played the lead in Peter Quilter`s musical ""Boyband"", depicting the life of a fictional boyband Freedom. The show would stay on stage for a successful run of 100 performances, and for 5 seasons. Koit Toome was starring as Raoul in ""The Phantom of the Opera"" in theatre Vanemuine (2014–2016), but he took over the leading role of ""Phantom"" from its originator, the Norwegian tenor Stephen Hansen for the final run of performances"
"released by Columbia Pictures Ltd. It has been released on DVD through BSV. The Phantom's real name in the serial was ""Geoffrey Prescott"", as the alias of Kit Walker had not been mentioned in the strip at that point. However, he goes by the alias of Mr. Walker after having become the Phantom. Two episodes loosely adapted Lee Falk's story ""The Fire Princess"" for the screen, and fit it into the plot of the Phantom's fight against Dr. Bremmer. The serial was a success, and a sequel, to be called ""Return of the Phantom"", was filmed in 1955 starring John"
"child. Cudia then became the ""permanent"" Phantom at the Majestic Theater, having taken over for Howard McGillin on July 27, 2009. He concluded his run as the Phantom on September 4, 2010 and was replaced by Hugh Panaro. Cudia returned to Broadway when he joined the closing cast of the Broadway revival of ""Evita"", understudying Juan Peron. In April 2016, he reprised the role of Peron in the Vancouver Opera production. He made his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut as Curly in its production of ""Oklahoma!"". He recently began his career as an operatic tenor. John Cudia John Cudia is"
"Earl Carpenter Earl Carpenter (born 9 May 1970) is an English musical theatre actor, recognised chiefly for his work in London's West End. He is known for his performances as Javert in the stage musical ""Les Misérables"" and as the Phantom in the London production of ""The Phantom of the Opera"". He recently starred played the Phantom in the 25th Anniversary UK Tour, replacing John Owen-Jones, who left the tour in September. He made his return to Broadway in May 2015, reprising his role of Inspector Javert and recently a new show in Singapore ""Forbidden City"" As part of the"
"as Raoul. The production, still playing at Her Majesty's, celebrated its 10,000th performance on 23 October 2010, with Lloyd Webber and the original Phantom, Michael Crawford, in attendance. It is the second longest-running musical in West End (and world) history behind ""Les Misérables"", and third overall behind ""The Mousetrap"". A 25th-anniversary stage performance was held in London on 1 and 2 October 2011 at the Royal Albert Hall and was screened live in cinemas worldwide. The production was produced by Cameron Mackintosh, directed by Laurence Connor, musical staging & choreography by Gillian Lynne, set design by Matt Kinley, costume design"
"January 29, 2017. Ramin Karimloo Ramin Karimloo (; born September 19, 1978) is an Iranian-Canadian actor and singer, recognised mainly for his work in London's West End. He has played the leading male roles in both of the West End's longest running musicals: the Phantom and Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny in ""The Phantom of the Opera"", and Jean Valjean, Enjolras, and Marius Pontmercy in ""Les Misérables"". He also originated the role of the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""Love Never Dies"", which continues the story of ""The Phantom of the Opera"". He made his Broadway debut as Jean Valjean in"
"in West Orange, New Jersey. Bohmer is the father of two daughters from a previous marriage, Cassidy and Austen. Ron Bohmer Ron Bohmer is an American actor and singer best known for his musical theatre roles on Broadway. He has starred in numerous Broadway productions, including ""The Scarlet Pimpernel"", ""Les Misérables"", and ""Fiddler on the Roof"", and toured the United States playing such parts as the Phantom in ""The Phantom of the Opera"", and Joseph Smith in ""The Book of Mormon"". As a concert soloist he has performed with symphony orchestras around the world. Bohmer grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio"
"on August 26, starring opposite Mary Michael Patterson as Christine Daae. Panaro's final performance as the Phantom was May 3. His former co-star in Les Miserables, Norm Lewis, succeeded him in the role. Beginning August 29, he assumed the lead from Norm Lewis in the Off-Broadway production of at the Barrow Street Theater. He played the role through February 25, 2018. In 2018 he was 'Maxim de Winter' in a Broadway version of ""Rebecca"". Hugh Panaro Hugh Panaro (born February 19, 1964) is an American actor known for his work on Broadway. Panaro was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and resided"
"2012, a new production directed by Laurence Connor began a UK and Ireland tour to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the show, beginning at the Theatre Royal Plymouth and travelled to Manchester, Bristol, Dublin, Leeds, Edinburgh, Milton Keynes, Cardiff, and Southampton. John Owen-Jones and Earl Carpenter alternated as the Phantom with Katie Hall and Olivia Brereton as Christine and Simon Bailey as Raoul. ""Phantom"" began Broadway previews at the Majestic Theatre on 9 January 1988 and opened on 26 January. Crawford, Brightman, and Barton reprised their respective roles from the West End. The production continues to play at the Majestic,"
"of ""Cats"", provided the integral musical staging and choreography. A preview of the first act was staged at Sydmonton (Lloyd Webber's home) in 1985, starring Colm Wilkinson (later the star of the Toronto production) as the Phantom, Sarah Brightman as Kristin (later Christine), and Clive Carter (later a member of the London cast) as Raoul. This very preliminary production used Richard Stilgoe's original unaltered lyrics, and many songs sported names that were later changed, such as ""What Has Time Done to Me"" (""Think of Me""), and ""Papers"" (""Notes""). The Phantom's original mask covered the entire face and remained in place"
"465 West End Avenue, New York City, one block off Riverside Drive near the Hudson River. In 1916, Laemmle sponsored the $3,000 three-foot-tall solid silver Universal Trophy for the winner of the annual Universal race at the Uniontown Speedway board track in southwestern Pennsylvania. Universal filmed each race from 1916 to 1922. Carl Laemmle, although having made hundreds of movies in his active years as a producer (1909-1934), is probably best remembered for ""The Hunchback of Notre Dame"" (1923), ""The Phantom of The Opera"" (1925), both with Lon Chaney Sr. in the title role, and ""The Man Who Laughs"" (1928)."
"Ramin Karimloo Ramin Karimloo (; born September 19, 1978) is an Iranian-Canadian actor and singer, recognised mainly for his work in London's West End. He has played the leading male roles in both of the West End's longest running musicals: the Phantom and Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny in ""The Phantom of the Opera"", and Jean Valjean, Enjolras, and Marius Pontmercy in ""Les Misérables"". He also originated the role of the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's ""Love Never Dies"", which continues the story of ""The Phantom of the Opera"". He made his Broadway debut as Jean Valjean in the 2014 revival"
"years in ""Cats"", and was also seen as the Phantom and M. Andre in ""The Phantom of the Opera"", and starred as Vittorio opposite Bonnie Langford in the 1998 West End revival of ""Sweet Charity"". He has appeared frequently in the rest of the UK and portrayed Emile de Becque in a UK national tour of ""South Pacific"". In 1994 he created the role of Van Helsing in the studio recording of the opera/musical ""Nosferatu"" by Bernard J. Taylor. His warm, melifluous speaking voice was heard many times on BBC Radio 2 during the early 1990s when he presented daytime"
"voiced the character Pendle in the Doctor Who audio-drama ""Order of the Daleks"". Doctor Who The Visitation (1982) - The Squire John Savident John Savident (born 21 January 1938) is a British actor, known for his television roles, including his portrayal of Fred Elliott in the soap opera ""Coronation Street"" from 1994 until 2006. He is also known for his performance as Monsieur Firmin in the West End debut of ""The Phantom of the Opera"". Savident was born in Guernsey and still lived there at the time of the German occupation of the Island in 1940. He and his family"
"in lieu of a more traditional operatic musical. Since casting Harley, however, Lloyd Webber had also begun to regret his artistic choices. As production continued on the show, the bulk of the score was revealing itself to be far more classical and operatic, entirely unsuited to Harley's rough, contemporary voice. Wanting instead a performer with a more classic, melodic voice, as described in the original book, he began yet another search for the perfect actor to play his Phantom. Crawford's landing of the role was due in large part to the coincidence that Sarah Brightman had taken lessons with the"
"James Barbour (singer) James Barbour (born April 25, 1966), is an American singer and Broadway actor. Barbour was born April 25, 1966 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He graduated from Hofstra University. In late 2007, he performed the role of Sydney Carton in a world premiere pre-Broadway musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' ""A Tale of Two Cities"" at the Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, Florida. It was announced in January 2015 that Barbour would take the role of Phantom in the Broadway musical ""Phantom of the Opera"". He was cast once more as Sydney Carton in the Broadway musical adaptation"
"Reelkandi Reelkandi was an online entertainment and lifestyle video-on-demand television channel, based in London, United Kingdom. Reelkandi produce original format features it creates, along with covering major entertainment events that take place in the United States and United Kingdom, for viewers to watch online. Reelkandi was founded by Earl Carpenter, a West End theatre stage actor who played the lead role in The Phantom of the Opera and who in August 2014 featured in the Broadway version of ""Les Misérables"". Incorporated as a registered company in the United Kingdom in 2012, Reelkandi was one of the first online female Television"
"Panaro's departure and Norm Lewis' arrival. He concluded his run as the Phantom on May 12, 2014. He is currently playing Monsieur Andre and is an occasional Phantom cover. Laird Mackintosh Laird Mackintosh (born in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian actor based in New York City. He made his Broadway debut in 2011 in the role of George Banks in ""Mary Poppins"" at the New Amsterdam Theater in New York City. In 2013 he played John Utterson in the Broadway production of Wildhorn's Jekyll and Hyde. Mackintosh began his career as a dancer in the National Ballet of Canada (1990-1992)."
"The Phantom employs several alternate identities, including Lester Cornwell and Dr. Paul Bendix, a chemist. The pseudonym ""Robert Wallace"" was coined to evoke popular British thriller novelist Edgar Wallace, and was used on short stories and novelettes not featuring the Phantom. The early episodes of Lee Falk's ""The Phantom"" newspaper strip strongly resemble the Phantom Detective. Abruptly, Falk abandoned this tack for the exotic adventure approach, abandoning his Manhattan locale and the Phantom's original identity of playboy Jimmy Wells. The property slid into the public domain when the copyright was not renewed, allowing others to bring the character back into"
"the Orlando Shakespeare Theater in ""Man of La Mancha"". Ovation Awards Davis Gaines Davis Gaines (born January 21, 1959, Orlando, Florida) is a stage actor. He has performed as the Phantom in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ""The Phantom of the Opera"" more than 2000 times, on Broadway, in Los Angeles, and in San Francisco. In the latter location, he won the Bay Area Critics' Award for Best Actor. He performed in the role for The Kennedy Center Honors in 1994. He originated the lead role of The Man in ""Whistle Down the Wind"" (1996). Gaines was the singing voice"
"episode Duet... John Barrowman John Scot Barrowman (born 11 March 1967) is a Scottish-American actor, singer, presenter, author, and comic book writer. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he moved to the United States with his family in 1975. Encouraged by his high school teachers, Barrowman studied performing arts at the United States International University in San Diego before landing the role of Billy Crocker in Cole Porter's ""Anything Goes"" in London's West End. Since his debut in professional theatre, Barrowman has played lead roles in various musicals both in the West End and on Broadway, including ""Miss Saigon"", ""The Phantom of"
"Tim Jerome Timothy (Tim) Jerome (born December 29, 1943, Los Angeles, California) is an American stage, film, and television actor. After attending Cornell University, Ithaca College (BFA) and the Manhattan School of Music (Master of Music), Jerome made his Broadway debut in 1969 as Dr. Carrasco in “Man of La Mancha”. He has subsequently appeared in more than a dozen productions on Broadway, where he was seen most recently as Monsieur Firmin in “The Phantom of the Opera”. Jerome was nominated for the 1987 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for ""Me and My Girl"". As Alfred"
"Nick Wyman Nick Wyman (born May 18, 1950) is an American stage, television, and film actor, and is a former President of the Actors' Equity Association. Wyman was born in Portland, Maine. He grew up in Summit, New Jersey and attended Harvard University. Wyman received his big break as Freddy in the 1981 revival of ""My Fair Lady"" which starred original Higgins Sir Rex Harrison. He later created the role of Firmin in the Broadway production of ""The Phantom of the Opera"". He was cast as John Barsad in the 2008 Broadway musical adaptation of ""A Tale of Two Cities"","